The figures below are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.
// Summary
Merrilands is an Area Unit in New Plymouth District covering 1.72 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 367 reported victimisations here — an average of 7.6 per month, which is 0.6× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Merrilands is theft (236 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 19.1% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.0M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Merrilands.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.9.0%
- Dwelling Land5.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding3.0%
- Retail N.E.C.2.2%
- Residential Location N.F.D.0.5%